Suspect in Georgia Officer Shooting Dead

Authorities announced the death of Minquell Kennedy Lembrick, 32, on Dec. 8, 2016 after a manhunt stemming from a domestic abuse call at an Americus, Georgia apartment. (Published Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016)

“America was, until this past generation, a white country designed for ourselves and our posterity,” Spencer said. “It is our creation, it is our inheritance, and it belongs to us.”

On Friday, November 18th in our annual Thanksgiving message to alumni,

parents, and faculty, we referenced recent news stories that connect St. Mark’s to ideas

expressed by one of our graduates that conflict directly with our core values and

principles. Just one day later, video footage emerged of this alumnus leading a white

nationalist meeting in Washington, D.C., bringing even greater attention to these hateful,

divisive, racist, and anti-Semitic views. This has been deeply troubling and terribly

upsetting to our whole school community. At St. Mark’s, we reject racism and bigotry in

all its forms and expressions. Our mission, values, and programs stand in direct

opposition to these vulgar ideas. In light of such comments, our mission to develop boys

of strong character, compassion, empathy, and courage has increasing relevance and

importance.

"On Friday, November 18th in our annual Thanksgiving message to alumni,parents, and faculty, we referenced recent news stories that connect St. Mark’s to ideas expressed by one of our graduates that conflict directly with our core values and principles. Just one day later, video footage emerged of this alumnus leading a white nationalist meeting in Washington, D.C., bringing even greater attention to these hateful, divisive, racist, and anti-Semitic views. This has been deeply troubling and terribly upsetting to our whole school community. At St. Mark’s, we reject racism and bigotry in all its forms and expressions. Our mission, values, and programs stand in direct opposition to these vulgar ideas. In light of such comments, our mission to develop boys of strong character, compassion, empathy, and courage has increasing relevance and importance."

Spencer is scheduled to address students at Texas A&M University on Dec. 6. The school said it did not invite Spencer but cannot stop the speech because people can reserve campus space available to the public.

Last December, the state of Texas tried to bar the International Rescue Committee from resettling Syrian refugees in Texas. But in June, a U.S. District Court judge ruled that Texas had no legal standing to bring a suit.